Coffee Shop #5

Back at Christmas time, I needed to deliver a Christmas present to my friend. So en route, we stopped at the Farmington Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters.

As it was Dec 9th, we picked up some coffee!

Dad had stopped at this one before, but it was a first for me.

Standing in line, I decided we should try one of their holiday drinks! So we got an eggnog latte which was quite yummy! Although I burned my tongue. 😉

We decided to try their "White Christmas" coffee which was highly enjoyed through the Christmas season. I guess next year I shall have to try a few of their others!

A Girl and her Tree - Snapshots

I found a tiny tree,

just perfect in size;

I showed to my shadow,

who quite agreed with me.

The ornaments from Grandma;

reminders of dancing years past;

I found a little corner for it all,

while the vinyl record went 'round.

A graceful dancer struck a pose;

And a reminder of the exciting future.

Frosty waved as he went by,

the little holy manager.

30 days of Thankfulness: day 24

Happy Thanksgiving! Today I'm thankful for a Savior whose birth we celebrate in just a few weeks. Some people don't like to celebrate Christmas until after Thanksgiving, but I do, for this reason: what better way to herald the birth of our Lord than to start of with praise and thanksgiving! 😊 Today and the days leading up to Christmas, I encourage you to enter the season with a thankful heart, because God chose to send his Son to be our Savior! Happy Thanksgiving, and in a way, Merry Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!!!!

Merry Christmas!!! Have a wonderful day with friends and family!

Remember the reason why we celebrate this blessed day!!! <3

Hats for the Holidays! Pardon the delay!

Pardon the delay, but the elves have been busy, so Hats for the Holidays will be caught up and resumed with in a couple days!

Hats for the Holidays! Day 33

(it stayed on today!! lol)

A union made, turban, vintage, awesome, hat! Id say the color on this makes it one of my favorite hats color-wise! Vainly, I will confess, I like the way it makes my blue eyes pop ;~)

Hats for the Holidays! Day 32

(this one wasnt staying on either!)

I love the feathery curls on this one <3

Hmmm made in Pittsburgh! I wonder the story behind it! What do you think it could be? 

Hats for the Holidays! Day 31

The hat wouldnt stay on!

Though Im quite sure you can see why ;~)

That's the inside of it...tis a bit quirky but they have to be quirky! Tis an unspoken code among retro hats!

Hats for the Holidays! Day 30

A winter blue to bring in the beginning of December! Yes, I know it doesnt start until tomorrow, but can you not picture this with a lovely fur coat, and holiday attire against a blanket of white snow? <3

The hidden sparkles will match the sparkle in the eye of the girl when she catches the sight of sparkly snow!

Beautiful Blessings - 11/29/15

~ a happy fuzzy kitty <3

~ a new to us couch!

~ enjoying a Christmas movie <3

~ a piece of pumpkin pie!

~ saying one last goodbye to my Aunt and Uncle before they go home <3

Hats for the Holidays! Day 29

To throw y'all off, today I present a blue velvet hat!

Complete with a bow in the back! ;~)

Never saw this label before now! I think its neat when you find a hat with a label like this. Someday I may have to look it up!

Hats for the Holidays! Day 28

A cute simple black hat for a simple day! Cloche hats are always cute in my mind!

Beautiful Blessings - 11/28/15

~ Finding the perfect tree!

~ Having snow softly begin to fall just as we begin to chop it down!

~ Enjoying our tree-finding adventure with my Aunt and Uncle!

~ Heidi coming over to hangout and laugh with me! Thanks for the stamps, girlie!!!!

~ Each of the stockings my Aunt has made over the years!

Hats for the Holidays! Day 27 & Today's Blessings

One of the few hats Ive actually boughten for myself in the past year! I bought it because I have an indentical one (minues the netting) that is cream!

I love the rich brown hues! Perfect for the holidays!!

Beautiful Blessings:

~ Being reminded of how important goodness is in the movie "Going My Way"! So sweet <3

~ Being reminded of how important art is! I went to see an art exhibit today: "From Monet to Matisse: The Age of French Impressionism"!

~ Being reminded of how important it is to send letters! T-Tot got a sweet one today from a lady who attended our Church for a while. It was very encouraging <3

~ Being reminded of how precious our lives are here on this earth! We should use them for good and to bring God glory!

~ Being reminded of how precious prayer is!

Hats for the Holidays! Day 25.... & More!

Over 30,000 views! And its my 900th post of my blog!

Thank you all!!!

Beautiful Blessings:

~ Having my Aunt and Uncle come for dinner!

~ Dad and T-Tot doing the Turkey Trot together!! 197 and 198 across the finish line!

~ Lil' G explaing her Plymoth made out of pillows as she takes the Mayflower across the perilous journey to the New World!

~ Watching "Its a Wonderful Life" as is tradition!

~ Washing dishes!

Hats for the Holidays! Day 25 & Beautiful Blessings - 11/25/15

A jaunty hat that I think might have turkey feathers! Im not sure, so dont quote me! lol! Tis ostentatious to say the least!

Blessings for the day:

~ Prepping desserts ahead of time for tomorrow!

~ Yummy leftovers for dinner!

~ Watching "Holiday Inn" with the girls! They enjoyed it!

~ That my friend was protected when his car broke down!

~ God is good. No matter what. 

1 Chronicles 16:34 (ESV)

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

    for his steadfast love endures forever!

Hats for the Holidays! Day 24

Yes another black velvet one ;~) This was one that was my Mom's! I always think of going to Church in this one. Again, I love the bow!! Tis perfect for our chapeaued countdown to Christmas!!!

Did you know its only 30 days till CHRISTMAS?!?!? :~D

Hats for the Holidays! Day 23

Ive had this one for near forever as well! I didnt like it much when I was younger but it has since grown on me!

The bows are so cute and adorable!!

Beautiful Blessings - 11/23/15 & 11/24/15

~ Our first real snow!!!!

~ Waking up to screeches of pure joy from the kids!

~ The pure joy of the neighbor kids who never saw snow before!

~ Declaring a morning of snow/Christmas movies! "Its a Wonderful Life", "Muppets Christmas Carol", and "White Christmas"!

~ Our new spice and jelly cabinet!

~ Setting aside Christmas presents with Mom!

~ Plotting ideas about presents I would like to give!

~ 30 days till Christmas!!!!

~ Singing Christmas carols with my sisters!

~ Counting down the days till we get our Christmas tree!